Tigers to give Cabrera eight-year, $248M extension

11:44 PM,
Mar. 27, 2014

Miguel Cabrera is back at first base for the Tigers after two years at third. The slugger has 365 homers and a .321 lifetime batting average with the then-Florida Marlins and Detroit. He is also just five hits short of 2,000.

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Bob Nightengale
USA Today Sports

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is on the verge of becoming the highest-paid player in baseball history, agreeing to an eight-year contract extension worth $248 million, according to two people with direct knowledge of the the negotiations.

The persons were not authorized to speak publicly until the deal becomes official.

Cabrera, 30, has two years and $44 million remaining on his current contract, and the extension will begin after the 2015 season, giving the deal a total value of $292 million. ...